Paragraph 1
United Kingdom
Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule—
every balance sheet of a company must show the items listed in either of the balance sheet formats in Section B of this Part, and
every profit and loss account must show the items listed in F1either of the profit and loss account formats in Section B.
But, subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, in relation to a company which qualifies as a micro-entity in relation to a financial year (see sections 384A and 384B of the 2006 Act)—
the only items which must be shown on the company's balance sheet for that year are those listed in either of the balance sheet formats in Section C of this Part, and
the only items which must be shown on the company's profit and loss account for that year are those listed in the profit and loss account format in Section C.
References in this Schedule to the items listed in any of the formats in Section B F3and Section C are to those items read together with any of the notes following the formats which apply to those items.
F4F5Subject to paragraph 1A The items must be shown in the order and under the headings and sub-headings given in the particular format used, but—
the notes to the formats may permit alternative positions for any particular items, and
the heading or sub-heading for any item does not have to be distinguished by any letter or number assigned to that item in the format used.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(2)-(5) of the amending S.I.) by The Companies, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/980), regs. 2(1), 16(2)(a) (with reg. 3)
- F2
Sch. 1 para. 1(1A) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Small Companies (Micro-Entities Accounts) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3008), regs. 2(1), 10(2)(a) (with reg. 3)
- F3
Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(2) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Small Companies (Micro-Entities Accounts) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3008), regs. 2(1), 10(2)(b) (with reg. 3)
- F4
Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(3) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(2)-(5) of the amending S.I.) by The Companies, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/980), regs. 2(1), 16(2)(b) (with reg. 3)
- F5
Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(3) omitted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes) by virtue of Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 58(2), 219(1)(2)(b)
Notes on Schedule 1
Modifications
- C1
Sch. 1 applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (with application in accordance with reg. 2(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Small Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1912), regs. 2(1), 3(2), Sch. 1 (with reg. 2(3)) (as amended (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(2)-(5) of the amending S.I.) by The Limited Liability Partnerships, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/575), regs. 2(1), 34-41)